It turned out that the cause of the access failure that occurred on the 6th at the site operated by the government was due to a cyber attack called "DDoS attack".
The government is looking into the possibility of an attack by a pro-Russian hacking group.
On the 6th, some government-operated sites, such as the administrative information portal site "e-Gov" under the jurisdiction of the Digital Agency, experienced access failures. posted a cyberattack on
In response to this, the Digital Agency and others investigated the cause and found that around the evening of the 6th, multiple government systems were receiving a cyber attack called a "DDoS attack" that sent a large amount of data and forced them to stop functioning. It turns out that you can.
The ``DDoS attack'' is a method that has been used in other countries by the hacker group ``Kilnet'', which supports Russia, so the government is investigating the possibility of an attack by this group again this time.
``DDoS attacks'' have targeted governments around the world
A cyber attack `` DDoS attack '' that drives a function outage by continuing to send a large amount of data to the website or server of a company or organization all at once can also be used by hacker groups that launch attacks for the purpose of political claims. Many governments around the world, including Japan, have been targeted.
In 2012, one of the hacker groups, Anonymous, protested against the penalties for illegal downloads in Japan, claiming that it attacked the government and courts. He claims that he attacked local governments in Wakayama Prefecture in protest of fishing, and the military in protest of Myanmar's military coup two years ago.
Regarding the situation in Ukraine, in February before the invasion, the Ukrainian authorities were attacked by the Ministry of Defense and banks, and it was said that their operations were hindered. ' said.
This time, the pro-Russian hacker group "Kilnet", which claims to attack the Japanese government's website, is targeting countries that support Ukraine, according to the Swiss NGO "Cyber Peace Institute". After the invasion, he claims that he attacked the website of the political party to which President Macron belongs, who is ahead of the presidential election in France, as well as government sites in Italy, Lithuania, and Poland.